Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4Times Book Club, 1912 |
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... desirous of procuring her amusement , so as sometimes to incommode many of his friends , by carrying her with him to their houses , where , from her manner of eating , in consequence of her blindness , she could not but offend the ...
... desirous of procuring her amusement , so as sometimes to incommode many of his friends , by carrying her with him to their houses , where , from her manner of eating , in consequence of her blindness , she could not but offend the ...
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... desirous of triumph in colloquial contest , must be allowed . The quickness both of his perception and sensibility disposed him to sudden explosions of satire ; to which his extra- ordinary readiness of wit was a strong and almost ...
... desirous of triumph in colloquial contest , must be allowed . The quickness both of his perception and sensibility disposed him to sudden explosions of satire ; to which his extra- ordinary readiness of wit was a strong and almost ...
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James Boswell Augustine Birrell. of a paper which I doubt not of their being desirous to see . Sir William Forbes's observation is very just . The anecdote now related proves , in the strongest manner , the reverence and awe with which ...
James Boswell Augustine Birrell. of a paper which I doubt not of their being desirous to see . Sir William Forbes's observation is very just . The anecdote now related proves , in the strongest manner , the reverence and awe with which ...
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... desirous of reconciliation with old Mr. Sheridan . It will , therefore , not seem at all surpris- ing that he was zealous in acknowledging the brilliant merit of his son . While it had as yet been displayed 1 Part i . chap . 4 . ' Life ...
... desirous of reconciliation with old Mr. Sheridan . It will , therefore , not seem at all surpris- ing that he was zealous in acknowledging the brilliant merit of his son . While it had as yet been displayed 1 Part i . chap . 4 . ' Life ...
Stran 122
... desirous that the royal prerogative of remission of punishment should be employed to exhibit an illustrious instance of the regard which God's vicegerent will ever show to piety and virtue . If for ten righteous men the Almighty would ...
... desirous that the royal prerogative of remission of punishment should be employed to exhibit an illustrious instance of the regard which God's vicegerent will ever show to piety and virtue . If for ten righteous men the Almighty would ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session dear sir death Dilly dined dinner Dodd Dodd's doubt drink edition Elkanah Settle English favour Garrick gentleman GEORGE STEEVENS give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope Hugo Grotius humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Edinburgh judge KNOWLES lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo madam mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets praise recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland sermons Seward Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Soame Jenyns Streatham style suppose sure talked Taylor tell things thought Thrale tion told truth uneasy Whig Wilkes William wine wish write written wrote